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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... improvement with Tx Management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Perianal Crohn's Disease ... risk if colonic CD ... Perianal #Crohns #Disease ... IBD #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #management #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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pathogens, including PML ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... Demyelinating disease ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... PCR is gold standard ... PCR not useful for ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... histopathology, culture, PCR ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
A proposed management ... algorithm for CDI ... inflammatory bowel disease ... IBD #Algorithm #Gastroenterology ... #Management
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
CI confidence interval ... false-positive rate, M Glasgow ... Coma Scale Motor ... #Diagnosis #Management